Taiko Comes Out of Hiding
The mysterious taiko, once considered to be the world’s rarest seabird, has baffled researchers who have been looking since 1969 for its breeding grounds. However, late last year the intrepid David Crockett and other ornithologists located a breeding burrow on the main Chatham Island, the first time since mutton birding ended in the early 1900s that a burrow has been recorded. Wild cats and pigs found around the breeding area pose problems for the taiko, which has an estimated population of 100.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 19, Issue 1, 1 February 1988, Page 5
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87Taiko Comes Out of Hiding Forest and Bird, Volume 19, Issue 1, 1 February 1988, Page 5
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